i dont take stock at all in any sort of power rankings now or during the season. all of these are purely on writers' bias and considering some of the stuff they've said i prefer my own opinion over theirs (see: kerr, steve) the only rankings that matter are w/l i am sure the rockets will play well this season
At this point, this team is lottery bound. I won't surprised that they end up in the lottery again if they don't make any major changes anymore. Of course it is highly unlikely. So let us wait and see.